Convertible desk or table.



W. W. DIXON & H. VETTEL.

CONVERTIBLE DESK 0R TABLE; APPLICATION FILED FEB. 8, 1917.

Patented Nov. 20, 1917.

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CONVERTIBLE DESK 0R TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED 8.8. I9I7- I 1,247,091. Patented Nov. 20, 1917..

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WALTER W. DEON f HIl'GO' VETTEL, 0 F OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, A$SIG1VORS, Y

ASSIGNMENTS, T0 F. E. COBNISH, OF SAN LEAN-DBO, GALIFOBNM 'CONVEBTIBLE DESK OB TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented Nov. 20, 191?.

Application med February a, 1917. Serial-No. 147,865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WALTER W. Dixon and HUGO Vn'rrnn, citizens of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Convertible Desks or Tables, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to convertible desks or tables of the type having a hinged lid adapted to form a table top in one posiplates the provision of novel and improved operative connectionsbetween the lid and false top, simple and improved counterbalancing means for the false top to facilitate the operation of the latter, and means for a guiding the top in a vertical direction.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a device embodying our invention in the form of a writing table;

Fig. 2 shows a plan view of, the same;

Fig. 3 shows a vertical longitudinal sectional view-of the same;

. Fig. 4 shows a vertical transverse sectional view of the same, the parts being in opened position;

' Fig, 5 shows a similar view of the parts in closed position;

Fig. 6 shows a perspective View of a similar device equipped as a dressing table The table maybe of any desired form and includes a box frame 10 carried uponlegs 11. Withinthe frame is a vertically movable false top 12 guided by means of downwardly pro ecting bars 13 working in track-ways formed in the table legs. In lowered position'the false top rests on the ends of the table legs and is concealed by the box frame.

Hinged to the rear side of the lid 14 forming the top of the table when closed. Between the lid and the false top at each end are jointed straps 15 which, when the lid is raised, act to lift the false top to a position flush with thetop of the frame,

position within the frame by the.

frame is a 7 whereby the lid forms the back of a writing or dressing table and the false top forms the surface of the table. In the raised position the false top is supported by a sprmgpressed latch 16 resting beneath the same and releasable by means of a knob ,17' projecting through the front side of the frame.

' In order that the effort required to raise the top may be lessened, we provide a counterbalancing weight'18 fixed upon one end of an arm 19 which is fulcrumed intermediately upon the rear side of the frame and the inner section, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4.

" In Fig. 6 the lid is in one piece and has that the outer section may be folded back of fixtures 22, such as mirrors and the like, 7

whereby to adapt it to thefform required for dressing tables. Other arrangements may be employed as desired. The false top may be fitted with shelvesa23, pigeon-holes and the like, 'as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or

may be left plain, as shown in Fig. 6, depending upon the particular purpose for w h it is to be used.

11 account of the vertical guide means and the counterbalancing device for the false top, the latter may be easily'and con 'veniently operated by a simple connection in the form of jointed straps between it and the hinged lid, and thus the usual complicated operating connections between these parts may be dispensed with.

- Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desireto secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a convertible desk or table, a frame, a hinged lid for the frame, a vertically mov-- able false top in the frame, connections between the lid and false top for moving the latter to operative position upon raising of the lid, an arm pivoted intermediate its ends to the rear side of the frame, a weight on one end of the arm, and a lateral pin on the able false top in the frame, connections bean arm extending longitudinally of said false top and pivoted between its ends to the rear side of'the frame, a weight on one end of the arm, means on the other end of the arm to engage the false top adjacent the center of the length of the latter, a hinged lid for 'the frame, and means connected to the lid and false top for operating the latter by the lid movements.

d. In a convertible desk or table, a frame, a sectional lid for the frame hinged to the latter, means to hingedly connect the lid sections to each-other so as to allow the front section to fold. and lie vertically with the naaaoet rear of the rear section, a vertically movable false top in the frame, and connections between the rear section and the false top for moving the latter to operative position upon raising of the rear section.

5. In a convertible desk or table, a frame,

a sectional lid for the frame, a vertically movable false top in the frame, means between the false top and lid whereby upon opening of the lid said false top will be moved to operative position, vand. means whereby one of the lid sections maybe opened to gain access to the interior of the frame and while said false top remains quiescent.

In testlmony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WALTER W. DIXON. V HUGO VETTJEL V Witnesses:

H. all. Lnwrs, CARL Frr'rs. 

